Judiciary left reeling from Gen Z protest impact as case clearance almost halved

The Supreme Court records lowest performance, settling only 29.46 percent of its cases in 2025-26.

The Gen Z protests that swept across the country on September 8 and 9 last year have severely hit the country’s judicial system. With courts operating under significant limitations, the national case clearance rate plummeted to just 55 percent in the fiscal year 2025-2026.